Ten Precepts (십계)

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The ten precepts (十戒) are also called “precepts for novices (沙彌戒; samigye)” as they are observed by novice
monks (沙彌; śrāmaṇera; Kr. sami) and nuns (沙彌尼; śrāmaṇerī; Kr. samini). “Sami (沙彌)” is
a transliteration of the Sanskrit “śrāmaṇera,”
which means “to cease from unwholesome deeds and do works of compassion (息慈).” In
other words, it means to cease from being influenced by the secular world and
to save sentient beings through compassion.

The ten precepts are as follows.

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​1.Refrain from killing (不殺生; pāṇātipātāveramaṇi)

​2.Refrain from stealing (不偸盜; adinnādānāver)

​3.Refrain from sexual misconduct (不邪婬; abrahmacaryaver)

​4.Refrain from false speech (不妄語; musāvādāver)

​5.Refrain from intoxicants (不飮酒; suramereyya-majjapamādaṭṭhānāver)

​6.Refrain from eating at improper times (不非時食; vikāla-bhojanāver)

​7.Refrain from watching or engaging in dancing,
singing and performances (不歌舞觀聽; nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanāver)